KuroNeko

who needs A/C when you have windows that go down? seriously... my camaro's A/C needs charged and my firebird doesnt have it

Tyler1986

man this is making me jelly. this is what i wanna do with my 86 since it recently caught fire and the wiring is crap anyway along with the motor needing cleaned and stuff id like to repaint my engine bay if i had all the tools / help to do this itd be getting done right now good luck on ur project bud i read the entire thread

Psychoz28

Look very ncie! Love this color combo!

khulsebus

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I like the car, and you remind me of myself quite a few years ago. In high school I had a '85 T/A, and then in college I had a '91 RS. One thing that I regret doing to the RS though was taking the whole HVAC system out. I used to say the same thing, it has two windows, but it got old carrying a rag in the car to wipe the window when it fogged up. I wish that I would have just installed the non-ac box instead. Just food for thought, it's your car, build it the way that makes you happy.

street/stripZ28

Thanks guys, I did go ahead and get a steel non-ac box(score from a friend) and a non AC blower motor from an S10(junkyard score) they will come up later in the build! So I will have heat/defrost..

Ready to go get washed...

It was freezing!

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Got it pretty clean

Headed home...I HATE seeing it on a trailer!

Back it the garage, time to start smoothing!

The first thing I wanted to do was clean up where the battery box/canister mount met the frame rails....Got it scuffed up and Dad started welding

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khulsebus

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looks good, take your time patching all of the holes and smoothing them out and it will look amazing when you are done. under the hood is the easiest place to learn bodywork, most of your mistakes will be hidden by the motor once it's in. glad to hear you picked up the non-ac box.

street/stripZ28

Next up was the inner fenders...stated removing paint

Then cleaned up the fire wall

about ready to start filling holes

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Got the edges blended on the fenders

I really wanted to round the corners on core support/fenders so out came the grinder!

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Cut, ready for final welding/sanding

onthedownlow

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Cars coming along very nicely! Great story too, I can tell how much you and you dad enjoy doing this stuff. You both look so happy in the photos, awesome to see (: Keep those updates coming. Subscribed

street/stripZ28

Gettin' There


A couple more holes filled

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Almost ready for Bondo, you can also see part of the panel I cut out to cover the large open hole in front of the fender.

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Slingin' mud!



In pretty deep!

1986Z28OWNER

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Looking really good!

85SilverIrocZ

Nice Z28... Gonna be nice when your
finished. ! ! !

street/stripZ28

Started sanding...then seam-filling

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Sanding and paint dust was EVERYWHERE!

Almost time for primer and paint

Johnny Blaze

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Looking good!

street/stripZ28

Primed!!!

Checking out the paint Dad got matched for me,this color is awesome!


Sneak Peek.....

its's already dusty!

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Back to the motor:
Assembling the connecting rod and piston

Rings are on, ready to go in the block!

Santa came! except his sled was a brown truck and I ordered everything, but none the less it was exciting!

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more parts!

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Engine bay is painted!

Front cross member need some attention and since I could't afford a tubular one, I attacked it with a wire wheel and scuff pads, then Herculiner truck bed coating. I plan on doing the underside of the car too.

Motor work!
Camshaft going in

Dad helping get it lined up

ready for the timing chain

checking the clearance of the timing chain and the aluminum timing cover I bought

Looking good!

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Time to paint the motor
got it ready to spray:

I am using Duiplicolor Engine enamels, Primer:

I went back and forth on color and I decided on Chevy engine orange, I like the old-school look:

I cleared it too:

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Timing cover going on:



Took a break from the motor and installed my new polyurethane motor mounts
old:

new $10 mounts just for the cases:

All you have to do is drill out the mount rivets and install the new bushings, they secure with a large zip-tie and are sandwiched when bolted to the frame:


These were tons of fun to bolt back in!

Johnny Blaze

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Looking good, I have a suggestion for you though, instead of sealing the gasket to the the block, like you did on the timing cover, seal the gasket to the cover. That way, in the future, if you have to pull it off, it will be easyier to scrape gasket material off the cover than the block.

Keep up the good work!

street/stripZ28

Johnny, thanks for the advice but the oil pan was already installed after I read it, Live an Learn!

More Progress:
Dad and I pulled the oil pump apart to have our friend weld the pickup on

Welded, cleaned, and back together, sorry about the blurry picture

Goin' on the motor!

Ready for the oil pan!

I went with orange on the block because I like the old school feel. Black would have trapped heat and made the engine bay too dark, and I didn't want blue for the same reason.

Almost time for the heads!

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Edelbrock Performer RPM 64cc Aluminum Cylinder heads! I ended up buying their complete top end power package.

one down one to go

Starting to look like something. Heads are installed, so are the balancer and timing pointer

Lifters too!

Intake is next!

Fueled

looking good!

onthedownlow

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Everything looks great.

street/stripZ28

Thanks!
With some more help from Dad, we got the intake on


Then came the water pump

Motor mounts went on, then it was time to finish the heart transplant!

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Fitting the Hedman long-tubes

It's in!


Got the radiator and fan back in too:

Also got the overflow canister mounted:

Johnny Blaze

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What cam did you go with?

street/stripZ28

Johnny,
The cam cam with the top end kit, I don't have the came specs with me but I believe it has .488"/.510" Lift, The RPM range was from 1500-6500. The kit is rated for 410 horsepower but that was on a 9.5:1 compression small block. My motor won't quite have that compression and I probably won't spin it to 6500 but we will see!

Some more Progress
Since this car is going to see the Drag strip a lot, and we had to pull the tank to modify the fuel pump, we figured it was time to upgrade the rear as well.
Tear down:





This rear is For Sale now. 3.23 gears, Posi, Disc Brake

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I am fortunate enough to work at a transmission shop and my awesome boss was willing to let me tear down and help assemble my 700R-4 .Time to rebuild the trans:

Pulled Apart:

Cleaned and ready to assemble:


New "Beast" drum:

Shift and Ring kit:

New pan:

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Setting up the shift kit:

Going back together:


Almost done!

Time to sign and date it:

New 2200 stall converter too:

LivinLarge

Project looks great dude!! You keeping the stock rear end?

street/stripZ28

Nope, stock rear has to go, it's posted in the For Sale section now. I bought a Strange 12 Bolt....Pictures coming soon.

Thanks!

FryeDaddy

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Where you get that overflow canister from? Looks sick, agree the yellow thingy is a bit ugly lol

DiabolicalRS

any updates?

HaVoK_C89

Wow! You've come quite a ways...wish I had gotten my car at an earlier age lol.

street/stripZ28

Thanks guys!

Dad and I have been hard at work getting the car together, goal is Ocean City Cruisin in TWO WEEKS!

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I am further along then the pictures show, but as of today, we have yet to fire the motor. That will happen this weekend!

Between school and busy weekends on the car I have not had time to post pics but I will get some more up soon.

Fyre Daddy: The overflow is a generic stainless steel canister from jegs

Here are a few pics.....

We got the old exhaust out:


And started test-fitting the headers, they are going to need to be dimpled on the drivers side

Richboll

Looking good. I hope it runs as well as it looks. Good job on the build!

street/stripZ28

We fired the car up.....took it for a test drive...I'm PUMPED! It's going to the trans shop this week to get the cooler, TCC switch and kick down cable adjusted. I will update the pics ASAP.

Bullydawg

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Awesome build! I love your attention to detail... I am going to be doing the same thing pretty much when I get back from deployment.

Why didn't you go with a bigger stall though? 2200 seems a bit tiny if you have plans to race it a lot.

Also, I spotted a red fox next to your Camaro... Is that one of your parent's car or something? Any details on it?

one92rs

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wow a young man doing it the right way!!!!!!! looks great!

street/stripZ28

Thanks Guys!
As far as the stall, I went off recommendations from my Dad and my Boss. While I do plan on racing the car, it will also see a lot of street time and cruising as well as being driven to the track.

The red foxbody is also mine. When I stated having problems with the camaro's original motor(plus it was slow and I wanted something with a manual trans) and pulled it off the road, I bought the Mustang. My family is die hard Chevy so I kinda broke the mold but I have always liked foxbodys. It is a 93 Notchback, originally a V8, T-5, Torch Red, Black interior car. It currently has a Gt-40 crate motor with a Paxton Novi-2000 Supercharger and a Tremec 5-Speed (all came in the car when I bought it) Since then I have been up grading it when I can(suspension, street slicks, making it my own).I have run a best of 12.07 @ 120 in the 1/4 mile and I drive it daily.

86T/A_Ram_Air

Nice job on the build man, can't wait to see it done

street/stripZ28

Update Time!!!!!

Trans is done and ready to go in.....new cooler lines from inline tube....lokar flexible dipstick....freshly bed-coated cross member

Craigslist SCORE: 12-bolt rear, 3:90 gears, posi, LPW diff cover,33-spline street/strip(user name plug) axles, beefy studs, C-clip eliminators, and a ton of suspension components

Sent it out to have new seals put in and pinion depth and backlash checked etc., time to scuff and paint


cleaned up nice

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Stainless brake lines from inline tube showed up


Along with the Hurst Line-Loc

First up, we put fluid in the rear

Then brake lines and the 4th gen calipers and rotors